I think I would point to three big moments in my past career, in addition to what I am doing...
Mike Smith and his brother, Pat, started shooting pictures of Southern California drag racing when they were kids in the...
Pete Lyons 2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren’t they? I feel like I’m riding up Pikes Peak with Bobby Unser and he’s out to scare me (the boy is known for that). Living on the edge is fun. After all, that’s why we’ve gathered here today. But...
January 2009 The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley Foreword by Murray Walker While there are—and have been—many fine automotive artists,...
St. Chamond in the Loire Valley of France was once known as a production center of ribbon and rayon, as...
In 2007 I attended the Press Day prior to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. You can be a passenger in a drive up the hill, but there was the new rally stage, designed by Hannu Mikkola, which was a proper forest stage. I staked my place, so I had first...
During my motor racing career, which started in 1974 at the tender age of 10, I’ve driven most forms of...
“Once upon a time”— is the way most children’s fairytales start, but this is no French fairytale. Although it is...
Wandering through that great Goodwood paddock of my mind, I delight in thousands of historic racing machines at every hand. All are magnificent and most are momentous, but some few hold my mental gaze longer than the rest. Pete Lyons Bugatti 35s… Alfa straight-8s… D-Types… GTOs… GT40s… 917Ks… Fangio’s 250F…...
Looking back, I have to say I enjoyed every moment of my racing career. From the first time I ever...
Last month we ran the first half of the tale of Hal Crocker’s relationship with Peter Gregg, encompassing the early...
Bruce BurnessPhoto: John Zimmermann When last we left Bruce Burness (April VR) he had just initiated his lasting association with Trevor Harris where they performed what he called “the ultimate male-bonding experience.” In this second part of VR Associate Editor John Zimmermann’s interview, Burness discusses the achievement he considers the...
Back in the free-and-easy days when you still could cozy up to naked racecars right out in plain sight, some...
When Peter Gregg did his deal to race BMWs in IMSA in 1976, he asked me to take over in...
1953 Chevrolet Corvette Motorama Show Car. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Corvette, it is appropriate to reflect on...
It is unlikely that anyone who was around to see the first Volkswagen or even an early 356 would have...
MotorBinder: Classic Photographs from the golden age of motor racing By Roy Spencer Journey with us now down the dusty pathways of yesteryear when going racing often involved little more than driving to the track, removing anything extraneous from the car, taping over the headlights and sticking on some numbers....
The first efforts with the 924 rally car involved a non-turbo version, the Monte Carlo Rally 924, of Jürgen Barth...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer...
The 182T, the 182 chassis fitted with the Turbo V-8, first appeared at Monza, near the end of the 1982 season, although it was not run in the race. Photo: Centro di Documentazione Storica Alfa Romeo Our rest had been interrupted by teens partying in the motel, in Syracuse on...
The Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring is a great historic race event, and here, in his characteristic style, artist Ehret...
Primarily, my racing with BMW was through Teddy Mayer and McLaren, as BMW and McLaren had been partners in a...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost, though limited for our test drive, is still available to pump out extremely usable power.Photo: Pete Austin When taking a first look at the subject car for a Profile feature...
John Greenwood Rick Mears 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
(Chassis #Z1058301) Vintage Racecar’s Siamese Twin, Vintage Roadcar, features a monthly column, “By Design,” inked by automotive and industrial designer Raffi Minasian. Minasian inherited his obsession from his father and by early childhood was thoroughly consumed by all objects with engines and wheels. The duo owned a long string of...
September 2017 • John Knepp, who with Don Devendorf founded the Datsun/Nissan performance specialty company Electramotive Engineering, has died at...
1983 Tyrrell 012/01-Cosworth The Tyrrell proved to be nimble and responsive around the dunes of Zandvoort. Photo: Pete Austin Since the...
Race Retro, powered by Motor Sport, will pay tribute to the Turbocharged era of Formula 1 in the Motor Sport Hall of Fame Live at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from February 22-24, 2019. Marking the 40th anniversary of the first victory by a turbocharged car, the 2019 display celebrates this thrilling era...